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J. M. SOR1BNER,Deod.

E. G. SCRIBNER, Administrator.

INVALID BED.

No. 606,247. Patented June 28,1898.

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N-iTnn STATES JOHN MELVIN SCRIBNER, OF BALSOVER, CANADA; ELMER O. SCRIBNER PATENT Orricn.

ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID JOHN MELVIN SCRIBNER, DECEASED.

INVALID-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,247, dated June 28, 1898. Application filed December 23, 1897. Serial No. 663,209. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN MELVIN SORIB- NER, a subject of the Queen of England, residing at Balsover, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Invalid-Beds; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in beds, and especially to an invalids bed, which is so constructed as to be capable of adjustment whereby the folding springs made of hinged sections can be tilted up to vary the position of the invalid.

A further part of the invention resides in the provision of a bed of this character which will be mounted on pinions carried by the head and foot portions of the bedstead, thus adapting the bed-bottom to be tilted and with it the hinged spring-sections, means being provided to hold the bed-bottom in a horizontal position when it is not desired to tilt the same for any purpose.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the same consists, further, in the novel construction, combination, and adaptation of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which drawings- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invalid-bed. Fig. 2 isa bottom plan view; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bed, showing one of the sections of the bottom raised slightly. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the rear of the head portion of the bed. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional View through the bed, showing the bottom tilted longitudinally toward one side of the bed.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the head of the bed, 13 the foot, and O C the sides, of

ordinary construction. The bottom proper of the bed is made up of the frame having the longitudinal strips D, forming the longitudinal portions, and D D forming the crosspieces at the ends. Two other strips D and D a slight distance apart and. held at their ends between the end strips of the frame are provided and betweenwhich strips D and D the levcrs'E and F are pivoted, and to one of the said strips, as D, are pivoted the crosspieces G, the ends of which, when turned at right angles to the strips to which they are pivoted, rest on the cleats cl, secured to the sides of the bedstead, and hold the frame in a fixed or horizontal position. This frame is mounted on pintles d at each end thereof near the longitudinal centers of the end sections of the said frame.

The springs adapted to rest on the bottom of the bed or the frame before described are made of the sections K, K, K and K the first of which, K, has a sliding pivotal connection 7a with the longitudinal rods (1 on the side strips D. Bars D have their ends pivoted between the hinged sections K'and the strips D, which will allow the hinged ends of the head-piece K to work back and forth on *the strips D. The section K is fixedly held on the strips D and carries eyes through which the said bars d pass. The section K has a similar sliding pivotal connection with the bar (I as has the section K, described, and the foot-section K is hinged, as at "K to the section K Pivoted on the "rear side of the head of the bedstead are the winding-drums M and N, with turning handles M and N, secured thereto, respectively. Secured to the drum M is a cord 0, which passes over a pulley Q, thence over a second pulley R, pivoted in a recess in the end of the pivoted lever F, and the said cord is then passed to the headboard, where it is fastened. Secured to the winding-drum N is a cord N which is passed over a pulley B, thence extended to the' foot of the bedstead, where it passes over a pulley B thence back and over a pulley E in a recessed end of the lever E, and then has its end extended back and secured to the footboard. The free ends of the said levers E and F have antifriction-pulleys therein, which ride on the strips S and T, secured to the under sides of the hinged sections K and K The rack U has its arms pivoted to the sides of headboard and is adapted to swing down over the springs, and pivoted supports V are carried by the sides of the bedstead and are turned in a vertical position to receive the arms of the rack, so as to hold it in a horizontal position, so that it can be utilized as a temporary table on which dishes may rest, or utilized as a rest for books, &c.

The operation of the tilting means will be readily understood. By turning the windingdrum M the lever pivoted to the under side of the section K will bear against the under side of the said section, and it can be tilted at any desired angle, so that the head of a patient may be raised up. By turning the winding-drum N the foot-section may be tilted up. When it is desired to tilt the bottom sidewise, the pivoted cross-strips are turned and the bottom allowed to tilt, as may be desired, and the distance which the bed is allowed to tilt is limited by means of the cords X, as shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an invalid-bed, the combination with a bedstead having head, foot and sides, of a tilt ing frame having its longitudinal axis pivoted in the head and foot, swivel-bars pivoted to said tilting frame and having their ends extending to the sides of the bedstead, supports on said sides adapted to engage the ends of said swivel-bars, a jointed spring-frame consisting of a fixed central section, headsection and hinged double foot-section supported upon said tilting frame, guide-bars secured to the sides and central section and adapted to engage eyes on the adjacent ends of the head and foot sections, links connecting the sides with the sides of said head and foot sections, longitudinal bearers on the cross-slats of the head and inner foot sections, levers under said bearers pivoted in the tilting frame and adapted to press on said bearers and raise the outer portion of the head and inner foot section, and winding devices pivoted to the bedstead in suitable positions controlling said levers by means of flexible connections, substantially as set forth.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MELVIN SORIBNER. \Vitnesses:

FRANKLIN H. HOUGH, A. L. HOUGH. 

